Jazz Mission to Moscow is an album arranged and conducted by Al Cohn featuring Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis and Mel Lewis in performances recorded in 1962 following the Benny Goodman Band's tour of the Soviet Union which was released on the RCA Victor label.
Jazz Mission To Moscow - Jazz Mission To Moscow - 1962 (2010) FEATURING TOP JAZZ ARTISTS ON THEIR RETURN FROM TOUR OF SOVIET UNION 1962 Жанр: Swing Страна исполнителя: USA Дата записи: Webster Hall, New York, July 12, 1962 Год издания оригинала: 1962 COLPIX RECORDS SCP433 Год переиздания: 2010 Страна - производитель диска: JAPAN Издатель (лейбл): EMI Music Japan Inc. Номер по каталогу: TOCJ-50064. Woods, alto & clarinet; Jerry Dodgion, alto & flute; Gene Allen, baritone; Trumpets: Jimmy Maxwell & Markie Markowitz Trombone: Willie Dennis Piano: Eddie Costa Bass: Bill Crow Drums: Mel Lewis. ZOOT SIMS was the tenor jazz soloist on the Goodman tour band, a chair he held back in 1944 and again in 1946. He is 36. and has played professionally with name bands since the age of 16.
On their return to New York, there was enough pent-up energy (and frustration) among the guys to push them into the studio and record a terrific Russian-tour-themed album featuring some outstanding small-group charts from Al Cohn. The ensemble is solid, everybody plays their butts off, and all in all it's a fiercely swinging piece of 1960s mainstream jazz.
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Jazz Mission to Moscow is an album arranged and conducted by Al Cohn featuring Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis and Mel Lewis in performances recorded in 1962 following the Benny Goodman Band's tour of the Soviet Union which was released on the RCA Victor label. Studio album by Al Cohn.
Jazz Mission To Moscow (Featuring Top Jazz Artists On Their Return From Tour Of Soviet Union 1962) by Phil Woods. Jazz Alive! A Night At The Half Note by Phil Woods. Phil Woods & The Japanese Rhythm Machine by Phil Woods. 2. Nobody Else But Me. 3. I Might Fall Back On You. 4. I Have The Room Above Her. 6. Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man. 7. Life Upon The Wicked Stage.
After the orchestra returned to the . tenor saxophonist Al Cohn (who had not made the trip but did write some of Goodman's charts) put together an album (also released by Colpix) using many of the sidemen and paying tribute to the event. Altoist Phil Woods effectively doubles on clarinet and other soloists include tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, trumpeter Marky Markowitz and trombonist Willie Dennis. An interesting set of modern swing but this LP has been unfortunately long out-of-print.
Zoot Sims & Phil Woods & Mel Lewis. Zoot Sims & Phil Woods & Mel Lewis. Jazz - Mission to Moscow.
| Mission To Moscow | 4:20 |
| The Sochi Boatman | 5:17 |
| Midnight In Moscow | 5:59 |
| Let's Dance | 4:32 |
| Russian Lullaby | 5:39 |
| Red, White And Blue Eyes | 4:53 |
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCP 433 | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis - Jazz Mission To Moscow (Featuring Top Jazz Artists On Their Return From Tour Of Soviet Union 1962) (LP, Album) | Colpix Records | SCP 433 | US | 1962 |
| CP 433 | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis - Jazz Mission To Moscow (Featuring Top Jazz Artists On Their Return From Tour Of Soviet Union 1962) (LP, Album, Mono) | Colpix Records | CP 433 | US | 1962 |
| CP 433 | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis - Jazz Mission To Moscow (Featuring Top Jazz Artists On Their Return From Tour Of Soviet Union 1962) (LP, Album, Mono) | Colpix Records | CP 433 | US | 1962 |
| 43012 | Various | Jazz Mission To Moscow (LP) | Discophon | 43012 | Spain | 1962 |
| GS-5003 | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis - Jazz Mission To Moscow (Featuring Top Jazz Artists On Their Return From Tour Of Soviet Union 1962) (LP, Album) | Ghent | GS-5003 | US | 1979 |
| TOCJ-50064 | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis | Zoot Sims, Phil Woods, Bill Crow, Willie Dennis, Mel Lewis - Jazz Mission To Moscow (Featuring Top Jazz Artists On Their Return From Tour Of Soviet Union 1962) (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Colpix Records | TOCJ-50064 | Japan | 2010 |
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